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Cardinals didn't dial up the deep pass very often against the 49ers, but it's coming

When the Cardinals acquired DeAndre Hopkins in a trade with the Texans back in March, it seemed as if half the country didn’t believe it, judging from the reaction around the NFL. Once the news finally sunk in, however, a couple of things became crystal clear:

One, it meant the Cardinals finally had a clear-cut No.1 wide receiver. And two, it meant coach Kliff Kingsbury would be dialing up a ton of deep-threat plays out of four-wide receiver sets for Kyler Murray to exploit.

That first statement still rings true. Hopkins, after all, had a career-high 14 receptions for 151 yards in his Cardinals’ debut during Sunday’s season-opening 24-20 victory over the 49ers in Santa Clara, California.